Investigating the low motivation of young couples to have children in Shiraz by developing a conceptual model using a qualitative approach

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student General Psychology , Department of Psychology , Marvdasht Branch , Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht , Iran

2 Associate Professor، Department of Psychology , Marvdasht Branch , Islamic Azad University , Marvdasht , Iran.( Corresponding author)

3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Shiraz Branch , Islamic Azad University, Shiraz,Iran.

4 Assistant Professor، Department of Psychology , Marvdasht Branch , Islamic Azad University , Marvdasht , Iran

Abstract

Population control policies and population quality have been of interest for a long time, because population is the source of power and the pillar of development and improvement of any society, according to many studies that have been conducted on factors affecting the increase and decrease of Iran's population, but few studies Regarding the causes of population decline, the root causes have been determined. Accordingly, considering the importance of the population and its favorable growth in Iran, the present study investigates the low motivation of young couples to have children in Shiraz by developing a conceptual model using The qualitative approach of payment. The current research is practical in terms of purpose. The statistical population in the present study consists of all childless young couples in the city of Shiraz in 1400 (according to the 1995 census, about 14% of couples are childless). In this research, using the available sampling method, at least 30 couples were interviewed first, and this interview continued until the results were saturated. and selective coding was analyzed and then a theory was discovered about the investigated phenomenon. The approximate age of the interviewees was between 20 and 41 years and 90% had a bachelor's degree or more. Based on the analysis of the qualitative data obtained from the interviews, the selective extraction categories included inhibition of personal growth, semantic attitude, economic support, body self-concept, communication issues and social judgment. The research showed that through a qualitative approach, by developing a conceptual model test, it was possible to investigate the low motivation of young couples to have children in the city of Shiraz. Also, according to the research, researchers can be suggested to improve the attitude in the field of physical self-concept, the field of social judgment, semantic attitude and the field of communication about having children.

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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 67, Issue 3
May and June 2024
Pages 1110-1123

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